Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Quote by Voltaire

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The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large...

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be...

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents....

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents....

We are nothing here but just candles burning in the wind.

We are nothing here but just candles burning in the wind.